Chacoan Peccary vs Small Suncup

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Aspidonepsis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.